The Tea Party minded Republican Liberty Caucus announced their first round of endorsements in for the 2012 election year.

The Liberty Caucus is not affiliated with the state Republican Party and an endorsement basically serves as a Good Housekeeping seal to like minded activists as to where they should spend their time and money to support their cause.

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A huge number of Liberty Caucus candidates won their elections in 2010, but so did Republicans in general. The type of candidate that gets endorsed by this group tends to be very conservative or Libertarian in mindset.

“Unfortunately, many Republicans genuinely believe themselves to be “conservative,” but vote against the core principles of liberty when it comes down to the day-to-day job of serving as an elected official,” RLCNH Chair Carolyn McKinney said. “That is precisely why the RLCNH takes so seriously its role of recruiting and supporting Republicans who have a deep understanding of these principles and the fortitude to uphold and defend them.”